Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-10-27
SHERMAN,
Splendid Meetings in st. ClairsvilIe
and Martins Ferry.
Eloquent and Impressive Speech of
Mr.. Bingham.
A Day Spent Inspecting the Manufac
turing Industries on the River.
Cordial Reception of the Senator by
All the People

meD Vi the country, Is the DeSt repr6S6n-
tative Of the ripest thought concerning
all that relates to the physical and men
tai well-5eing of people who ara depend
ent upon their hands or brains for Ii
livelihood. Since Horace Greeley, no
man bas so carefully studied the great
economic premOlems that concern the
people SO deeply, and as a result upon
Ievery question that can be presented
touching the relations OF labor aud cap
ital-the tariff. aud its bearing upon
/ producer aud consumer. all questions re-
lating to taxation and finance, public
| Improvements, and the like-he is a
walking cyclOp;edia- Every positions 10
which h. has been called since entering
public life BE has aInTued and mastered.
| As Chairman Ok the committee of WAYS
and Means, of the Senate Finance Com-
mittee. and as Secretary OF the Treasu
ry, he was always maSterful of the sit,
uation; and to-day is the best equipped
man for public service in the country
the Gladstone of America.
The coming of such man was an
event of no ordinary interest. He was
met at Bellaire by committee of ST.
Clairsville Republicans. consisting of
ex-Jndge Hoff, George Jepson. a J. Nc
Farland, John Pollock, A. I. McKelvey
John T. Troll. and w. A. Hunt. who es
corted him to ST. Clairs rsville The party
came up on the 10 A VI. Baltimore s.
| Ohio train, accompanied by number
of prominent Bellaire Republicans. Al
the ST. ClaiIsvllle station they were met
| by about one hundred uniformed horse
men. and an omnibus load of young Ia.
dies, the vehicle handsomely DECORATED,
and headed by the Einaville band NOV
ed through Main street to the National
Hotel The ladies at the windows of
buildings and men upon the street
greeted the Senator with iuttering
handkerchiefs and uplifted hats, and
their greetings were modestly aeku0wl-
edged by bow and the lifting of the
hat.
Buildings were handsomely decorated
with flags, and dozen or more large
in the central part of town.
About IL o'clock procession came
into town from the west, headed by the
BarnesVille band.
Ex-Sheriff Sedwick was Marshal, ably
assisted by John G. Kintner and John
Sidebottom. A feature of the parade
was the mounted men, about a hundred,
all wearing red sashes, and splendidly
mounted. They acted as escort to Sena'
tor Sherman on his arrival, and after
dinner escorted him TO the fair ground
Two or three young men-Fred LoDgley
and Will HewetsOn, especially deserve
mention for the zeal and energy with
which they organized and mounted the
men.
Hon. John A.Biugham and other Cad
IL gentlemen arrived about IL o'clock,
having driven over from CadiZ.
Until the dinner hour Senator Sher'
man and Mr.. Bingham held an i'm
prUmptu reception in the parlOrs of the
hotel. Throngs of men and a few Ia
dies fiocked through the parlors and
awaited themselves of the opportunity to
oe presented 10 them.
THE MEETING ON THE FAIR GROUNDS.
About o'clock the Barnesvile band
took position Ia front of the hotel, and
rendered Il number of tine airs, to the
great delight of large crowd of people
gathered in the street. In thel mean
time, the grand stand was being filled
by the people fiucking to the point ap-
pointed for the speaking. At a o'clock
Senator Shermon and Mr.. Bingham were
driven to the fair grounds, tho Barnes
vile and E.naville bands, the mounted
men, and the decorated omnibus, filled
with young ladies, accompanying the
carriage.
Mr. J. W. Nichols called the meeting
to order and named Jesse W. Hollingst
worth, candidate for Prosecuting At
torney, for chairman. Mr. Hollings.
worth announced the following Vice
Presidents: Henry Koehnlein, John
Ship (colored) George Ault, Alfred
Bethel. j. b. Smith. J. N. Powell, r. F.
Smith, ). NJ. Thompson, Thomas Lodge
welcomed the people, and in eloquent
words introd uced Hon. John A Bing-
ham. The appearance of that gifted
man was the signal for lively applause
rhe fifteen years that have elapsed since
he represented this district in Congress
have aged him materially, but whea he
got warmed up he was agaiu the
matchless orator who, when the country
was rocked iu the thrnes of civil war.
thrilled and narshaled the people.
Mr.. Bingham expressed great pleas
ure at again meeting the people of Bel
mont county after an absence of many
years in foreign land. He paid a
glowing tribute 10 the founders of this
government, and contTasted the system
of government here with that OF the
monarchIes of the old world. His ref
ereDces to the incoming tide of emigra>
ton from all the lands of Europe, ,includ-
ing that green isle d Thousand leagues
across the blue sea, for whose freedom
il was in vain that Grattan plead and
AZ Emmett diei,' were listened to with
breathless attention, and 10 many In
stances InOiSG eyes, h6 reviewed The
course of the s0-called Democracy du-
ring the rebellion. and declared that he
aud his party we're determined the re
suits of the war should be secure forev+
ar. The tariff was ably and eloquently
discussed. Referring to President Cleve-
land, he said be presented a pitiable
pectacle-tiiling In otice of the dignity
of which he had no conception, and for
the duties of which he had no capacity
He urged the people to vote right, for
every vote cast now would be taken as
an expression of approval or disapproval
Of the national administration. The
members of the Legislature to be eject
ed might have the duty OF electing a
Senator. The whole nation Is looking
to OHIO. Ii she takes step backward,
1t will have an nntavOrable effect upon
the country at large. Time and again
Ohio has furnished the man for Chief
Magistrate of the country. and he was
always man lit for the high Office
Such men were Harrison, Grant. Hayps